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Son of a Gun: What to Do with a Legacy of (Unwanted) Firearms

I love my dad; I don’t love his guns.

by Michael Ward

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El Paso’s Still-Untold Story

by David Dorado Romo

Strangest State: Robbers, Witches, and Sharks

by Texas Observer Staff

Texas Is Arming Mexico’s Gunmen

by John Lindsay-Poland

Group That Hands Out Guns Receives Unquestioning Texas Media Coverage

by Bill Minutaglio

Hot List: Day 119 of the Texas Legislature

by Liz Farmer

In Gun Debate, Texas House Goes Off Half-Cocked

House Tentatively Passes 14 of 15 Gun Bills on Voice Votes

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 108 of the Legislature

by Liz Farmer

Up In ArmsCarolyn Billington shoots a 9mm Smith & Wesson during a concealed handgun training class offered to teachers and staff of Clifton Independent School District in Clifton, Texas. She is a receptionist at Clifton Elementary School. Apr 10, 2013

Up In Arms: After the Sandy Hook Tragedy, Some Texas Schools Arm Their Teachers

by Lance Rosenfield

Loon Star State April 2013 Apr 05, 2013

Freedom of Worship

by Ben Sargent

Brandy Liss runs The Arms Room, a gun store and shooting range in League City. She declines the title “gun enthusiast,” but owns several weapons, including this colorful AR-15. Apr 04, 2013

Guns R Us: League City Tops Texas For CHL Holders

by Alex Hannaford

Mar 21, 2013

Hot List: Day 73 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

School Officials Ask Lawmakers for Local Control Over Armed Security

by Liz Farmer

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